"Chu Feng."
A familiar voice rang out. Chu Lingxi had arrived at the edge of the formation's core and was waving at Chu Feng with a radiant smile.
Behind her stood a crowd of equally familiar faces — Shengguang Jin'an, Shengguang Xintian, Shengguang Menglai, Xia Yan, Kong Tianhui, and many others.
Seeing these friends — people who had once fought alongside him, or who had started as enemies before becoming allies — Chu Feng waved back in greeting.
"Chu Feng, is it safe now?" Chu Lingxi asked.
"It's safe," Chu Feng replied.
Only then did Chu Lingxi and the others fly out from beyond the defensive formation, surrounding Chu Feng in an instant.
It wasn't that they were timid — they had simply been afraid of adding to his burden.
"Chu Feng, I heard you participated in the Summit of the Nine Heavens. Every power across the vast martial cultivation world sent their strongest young generation, and you took first place."
"That's true, isn't it?" Shengguang Jin'an asked.
"Mm." Chu Feng nodded with a smile.
"You're incredible, brother! You're no longer just the strongest young cultivator of our Ancestral Martial Starfield — you're the strongest in the entire vast martial cultivation world!"
"You've really brought honor to our Holy Light Starfield!" Kong Tianhui clenched both fists in excitement, practically vibrating with joy.
"So Chu Feng, what's your cultivation level now?" Xia Yan blinked her large, eager eyes, gazing at Chu Feng with anticipation.
Xia Yan had grown stronger since their last meeting, but the gap between her and Chu Feng was simply too vast. She couldn't sense the exact cultivation of the younger generation from those ancient clans — and naturally, she had no way of knowing Chu Feng's precise level. All she knew was that he was strong.
"I'm only at the Half God realm."
"However, my World Spirit has reached True God," Chu Feng said.
"True God?" The moment those two words left his lips, every young cultivator present was stunned.
Although the people deep within the formation's core couldn't hear Chu Feng's conversation or see him, those gathered at the outer edges could both see and hear everything.
In an instant, the crowd erupted. Word spread like wildfire, and before long, all the hundreds of millions of young cultivators within the formation knew that Chu Feng had reached the Half God realm and possessed a True God-level World Spirit.
"Wait — only Half God? You're being way too modest," Xia Yan sighed. "Half God… oh my heavens. That's a realm I'll probably never reach in my entire life."
"You'll get there," Chu Feng said.
"Don't try to comfort me. I know my talent isn't bad, but the Half God realm is still impossibly far away." Xia Yan pouted.
"Young lady, you're still far off. Me on the other hand — I'll never reach it in my lifetime," Kong Tianhui said.
"You'll all get there," Chu Feng told his old friends.
As he spoke, he swept his sleeve through the air. Several Universe Bags shot out, drifting toward every person present.
These were cultivation resources Chu Feng had sorted through from his own collection — materials suited to each friend's current cultivation level and individual cultivation methods.
After examining the contents of those Universe Bags, every young cultivator's eyes lit up like lanterns.
Kong Tianhui's jaw practically hit the floor as he stared at Chu Feng in disbelief. "This… this is for us?"
Many of the items inside were things they had never seen before. But as martial cultivators, they understood instinctively how immensely helpful these resources would be.
"I came back in a hurry, so I wasn't able to prepare enough."
"Next time, I'll bring cultivation resources even better suited to each of you," Chu Feng said.
"Chu Feng, you… you're too good!" Shengguang Xintian, Kong Ci, Long Ning, Xia Yan, and several others had glistening tears forming in their eyes.
They were deeply moved — profoundly so.
All of them came from distinguished backgrounds, having grown up enjoying abundant resources since childhood. They understood better than anyone how valuable cultivation materials truly were.
Which was precisely why they knew that what Chu Feng had given them was extraordinarily precious — resources that even their own great clans could never provide.
Yet such priceless treasures, Chu Feng had simply handed over as though it were nothing.
In their view, while they did have a bond with Chu Feng, it hadn't reached the point where this kind of gift was expected. It was simply too valuable.
"Waaaaah—!"
Suddenly, a wail pierced the air.
It was Kong Tianhui.
"Hey, what are you crying for?" Chu Feng asked.
"Brother Chu Feng, I'm just so moved!"
"When you said we could also reach the Half God realm, I thought you were teasing me."
"But you gave us such precious cultivation resources and said you'd prepare even better ones next time. I believe you now. I really think I have a chance to reach Half God!"
"Of everything I, Kong Tianhui, have done in my life, the one thing I got absolutely right was making you my brother!"
He spoke through a flood of snot and tears.
"Alright, alright — we're all close here, so there's no need for all that."
Chu Feng waved it off, then turned to the crowd: "Can someone give me an entry token for the formation's core?"
"Here!" Xia Yan hurriedly passed him a formation core token.
Chu Feng took the token, then swept his sleeve again. More Universe Bags flew out — but this time, they shot directly into the formation's core and scattered immediately in every direction.
Those were also gifts prepared for his friends.
Although those friends might not be able to see Chu Feng due to their cultivation levels, Chu Feng could clearly see every single one of them and where they were positioned.
People like Xia Yun'er, Li Yue'er, Li Anzhi, Wu Ma Shengjie, and Gong Qing were all present. Perhaps due to their status or for other reasons, they hadn't come forward to see Chu Feng on their own.